The Upperman Bees will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gordonsville Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Upperman unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Green Hill by a score of 3-2.
Wyatt Curtis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Upperman saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Wirsing, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Gordonsville put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Clay County an 11-0 shutout. 11 seems to be a good number for Gordonsville as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Upperman's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Gordonsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Upperman was able to grind out a solid win over Gordonsville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 9-4. Will Upperman repeat their success, or does Gordonsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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